Sunday, October 14, 2007

Nico Haupt--the Albatross of 9/11 Truth?

Love him or hate him, Nico Haupt has left his mark on the Truth movement for posterity, for better or for worse. Few 9/11 activists are unaware of his antics: his insistent promotion of "no planes" and Video fakery, his attacks on other Truthers who don't agree with him--which is the bulk of the movement, and his obsession with Urantia and other alleged cults within the Truth movement, real or imagined.

But who is this man and how did he get to such a prominent place of fame, rather "infamy", in the Truth movement?

That will be the subject of this blog, a fascinating look into the behind the senses workings of a pariah in the making, as we record our research into this extrodinary man. These facts are known at this date, however:

Josh Harris himself is a rather colorful figure, making a name for himself not only as a dot com entrepreneur, but, through a Jupiter subsidary that was to eventually be renamed psuedo, he also made a name for himself as a host of some bacchanal revelries. Clearly this was a man who was not afraid to take risks, in his personal or public life. In fact, he had at one point gone to extraordinary lengths to make his personal life as public as possible when he set up www.weliveinpublic.com.

That Nico would fall in with a fellow eccentric soul is hardly surprising. But did he have any inkling of what was in store for him when he came to the States? Almost a year later would come the 9/11 attacks,a catalyst that would thrust the German emigre into the beginnings of the 9/11 Truth Movement. And, while many Stateside see Nico as a kind of Trojan Horse...claiming to be a 9/11 activist, but then shocking the world with positions no 9/11 activists takes seriously...continental observers are quite sceptical of the of his stated positions. Sven T at Mosaik911 speculates on Nico's true purpose:

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9/11 conspiracies are fascinating, as are the players we find "caught up in the action". I, myself, remain agnostic. There is ample evidence throughout history that those with power have no compunctions against using despicable means for personal gain. However, outside of a proper court of law, our ruminations are, at best, speculation.

Whatever historians eventually conclude from the disturbing events of our time, I prefer to focus on the extraordinary individuals that the 9/11 Truth Movement has attracted, for better of worse.